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EXCLUSIVE: Film and television production company Culture House is expanding its offices to Los Angeles along with two key new hires.
Founding Partner Carri Twigg will lead the West Coast office for the growing slate of projects. Joining her is new hire, Jaimie Woo, who has been named senior development producer reporting to Twigg. Woo will be leading development for the company’s premium documentary and unscripted slate. She will also serve as a lead consultant within the Culture House consultancy.
Twigg and Woo previously worked together in the White House during the Obama administration for then-Vice President Joe Biden. Prior to Culture House, Woo worked for Emmy-nominated writer/director Sam Esmail.
Kristie Lutz has been named executive in charge of production overseeing the growing demand of production management across the premium documentary, unscripted and branded content slate. She will be based in NY and report to Founding Partner Nicole Galovski. Prior to Culture House, Lutz held creative positions at HBO, Adult Swim and Univision producing original content for broadcast, streaming and the web.
Culture House’s West Coast expansion now counts 25 employees between the coasts as the company prepares to launch podcast and scripted divisions during 2022. The Black, Brown and Women owned production company founded in 2019 by executive producer Raeshem Nijhon, and Founding Partners Carri Twigg, head of development and Nicole Galovski, head of production has become a go-to company for A-list talent looking to make TV and film with a message. Twigg will relocate to head Culture House LA while Nijhon and Galovski will continue to head its NYC headquarters.
“I’m beyond thrilled to once again be colleagues with Jaimie,
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Joe Otterson TV ReporterHalle Berry’s new production company has hired WME motion picture department partner Holly Jeter to serve as president, Variety has learned.Jeter currently serves as Berry’s agent. She will stay onboard at WME for the time being as next steps are determined.
EXCLUSIVE: Holly Jeter, a partner at WME in the Motion Picture Department, has departed the agency to serve as President of client, Halle Berry’s, new production entity. The new, yet to be named entity, will produce a wide array of projects from hard-hitting dramas to light-hearted comedies, action, horror, and more with a focus on elevating complex, strong, women and women of color in leading roles both in front of and behind the camera. Jeter is partnering with Berry as she enters a new two-picture, three-year first look producing deal with Netflix.
NBC’s Celebrating Betty White: America’s Golden Girl will honor the life of the legendary actress with the help of President Joe Biden and other celebrity guests including Drew Barrymore, Cher, Anthony Mackie, and Tracy Morgan, among others. The special will air on Jan. 31 at 10 p.m.
EXCLUSIVE: Landmark Theatres owner/chairman Charles S. Cohen has tapped veteran film exhibition executive Kevin Holloway to be President of Landmark Theatres. Holloway, most recently an exec with Alamo Drafthouse, will be based in Landmark’s West Hollywood headquarters. He will be replacing Paul Serwitz, who is leaving the company. Hollaway starts Monday.
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K.J. Yossman Quay Street Productions has made five new hires across production, development and business affairs.The company, founded by award-winning producer Nicola Shindler, is part of ITV Studios.It has hired Richard Fee as executive producer, Davina Earl as head of development, Athena Stavrakis as script executive and Kate Boyle (pictured above alongside Fee) as head of business affairs.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterLulu Wang and Dani Melia have signed a first-look television deal with Amazon via their newly formed production company, Local Time.Wang and Melia first worked together on the critically-acclaimed 2019 feature “The Farewell.” Under the deal, Local Time will develop shows from emerging storytellers for Amazon. Wang is currently directing and executive producing the Amazon drama series “Expats,” based on the Janice Y.K.
Lulu Wang, director of Awkwafina comedy drama The Farewell, and producer Dani Melia have launched their own production company and struck a first-look TV deal with Amazon.
‘Run Rabbit Run’ Adds Cast
Waterloo Road will be returning to the BBC!Sharing the news on the official Waterloo Road social media channels, the post read: 'Psst. We've heard a rumour going around', with a picture reading: 'Brand new Waterloo Road coming soon'. Now that we know Adam Thomas, Angela Griffin and Katie Griffiths will all reprise their roles in the new series, we've decided to take a trip down memory lane to see what some of the original cast have been up to since they left the show.
Their only hope! Much like other movie adaptations based on author Nicholas Sparks’ catalog of novels, A Walk to Remember charmed viewers with its sweet love story between Jamie Sullivan (Mandy Moore) and Landon Carter (Shane West).
The Scottish Government has confirmed that 30 people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours.
Pete Davidson been blinded by love? A recent report published by claims that the 28-year-old comic has been so wrapped up in his romance with Kim Kardashian West that he's been missing rehearsals on, and shirking responsibilities to the show.However, ET can confirm that the reports of Davidson missing rehearsals because his relationship with the 41-year-old reality star are «not true.»An spokesperson told ET on Thursday that Davidson «hasn’t missed any rehearsals at all.»Davidson and Kardashian — who sparked their romance back in October, shortly after Kardashian hosted an episode of the sketch comedy series — were spotted on a dinner date together on Tuesday, Jan. 11, just a few days before 's return with guest host Ariana DeBose the following Saturday.According to 's report, this suggested that Davidson wasn't in New York for rehearsals for the episode.
EXCLUSIVE: The creator, executive producer and showrunner of the acclaimed HBO Max series Station Eleven, Patrick Somerville, and the series’ associate producer and editor David Eisenberg, have opened the doors to feature film and television production company Tractor Beam.
Companies across the UK are already offering its employees the chance to work a four-day week.
Rugby star Brian O’Driscoll’s sports production outfit 3 Rock has been backed by All3Media. Deadline understands the deal includes the production powerhouse taking a minority stake.